asp-_A2 | New Contributor | Last message last month

Hi my mum died 18 months ago after a long battle with dementia. She always knew me and we always had the best relationship for my whole 65 years. I loved her dearly but haven't grieved for her since the day of her funeral. I don't know how to. Can you ple

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gayguy | New Contributor | Last message last month

Hi, my husband has bipolar, we have been together for 16 years and weathered the ups and downs but he has got worse lately spending most of his days in bed and find it difficult to have a conversation, I find myself alone most of the time longing for comp

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Gonzette | Casual Contributor | Last message last month

I'm unsure if I'm in the right forum. I've struggling with addictions for most of my life and I'm 7 days free from weed and 5 days off the cigarettes. I just feel so lost. I'm not sure if this is the right place to talk about my addictions. I have a lot o

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Dk5 | Senior Contributor | Last message last month

Hi like others my ive got red flags. My fellow memebers are people trying the best as i am in recovery. Can i let go and find my people? Im scarred to let go i think is that normal. I don't want to be lonely again. Its not that bad but you know.

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jaylee | Casual Contributor | Last message last month

I am new here and not sure how to start off but just really struggling with loneliness and feel depression kicking in. Yes I do have appointment with Dr. I just want to reach out as I feel like when I call friends and people close to me I just feel on rep

Managing relationships|Created last month

sasmate123 | Casual Contributor | Last message last month

At a young age I don't believe I learned proper social skills, I had a hyperactive nervous system, [Content/Trigger warning: Sexual abuse]and I experienced sexual trauma between ages 7-12. Recently I experienced a similar thing, to a more severe extent.[/

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unknown_emotion | New Contributor | Last message last month

So I've been dating her for over a year already and I'm still having problems with expressing my emotions to the fullest so she can feel my Love. I moved to a different country right after we started dating and haven't seen her since. How do I reassure he

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crazychickengrl | New Contributor | Last message 4 weeks ago

Hi everyone,I’m new here. I’ve known deep down that something was completely wrong for decades, but I never knew exactly what it was. I always highly suspected cPTSD because of severe childhood trauma.When a therapist finally brought up Dissociative Ident

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TSV-RM | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 weeks ago

Married 29 years, my wife has BPD plus some other diagnoses. Overspending has always been a problem and resulted in us losing our house about 20 years ago. Eventually we were able to buy another house. The overspending has continued, putting strain on our

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RobMatheson | New Contributor | Last message last month

After flirting and having crushes on each other for months, we finally went on a date. We have since had a mostly beautiful romance and relationship. When we have conflict, I clam up, can't express myself and literally shut down. My usual instinct is to r

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